PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Friday, March 26th, 2021 Update on Road Conditions Following Night of Flash Flooding Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: A severe storm system passed through Northwest Georgia yesterday evening through last night. The primary impact of this...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Wednesday, March 25, 2021 Severe Weather Predicted for Northwest Georgia Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: "For the second time in as many weeks, Northwest Georgia is under the threat of severe weather. The National Weather Service (NWS)...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... 11:45am Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Dangerous Weather Predicted for Gordon County Today / Tonight Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: "The National Weather Service (NWS) has predicted severe weather, including the possibility of strong...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Sheriff's K9 Nabs Fugitive Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 5pm yesterday (March 8) a deputy sheriff attempted to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation on Brownlee Mountain Road. The driver of the motorcycle...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Inmate Roadway Work Details to Resume, Jail Lobby Reopened Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: As everyone is aware, we have been in the grip of the COVID 19 pandemic for a year. In fighting the pandemic, we initiated...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, March 5th, 2021 Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation in Fairmount Results in Arrest and Seizure of Large Amount of Drugs Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At the beginning of March (2021) Sheriff's detectives initiated an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, February 25, 2021 Report of Aggravated Assault, Auto Theft, Leads to Pursuit, Crash, and Arrest Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 3 p.m.  Tuesday afternoon (February 23) deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, February 25, 2021 Sheriff and GBI Investigating Shooting Death on Self Lake Road Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 11: 50 a.m. yesterday (February 24), deputy sheriffs and other emergency personnel were dispatched to 1815 Self...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Sheriff Warns of Telephone Scams Again Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: As tax season approaches, telephone scammers are redoubling their efforts to deceive and swindle innocent people. These thieves, often located...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Saturday, February 13, 2021 Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully With Arrest Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 2pm today (February 13), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the vicinity of Craigtown Road / US Highway 41 north of Calhoun in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Sheriff Recognizes Longest Serving Deputy Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Today, Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized the Gordon County Sheriff's Office's longest serving deputy sheriff. Sergeant First Class James L....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, February 1, 2021 Calhoun Man Arrested For Battery, False Imprisonment After Domestic Violence Incident Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 11:30 p.m. last night (January 31) deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, February 1st, 2021 Fairmount Man Arrested After Violent Domestic Disturbance Leaves Woman Dead Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At approximately 9:50 p.m. Sunday night (January 31st), police were dispatched to a private residence on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Sunday, January 24, 2021 Veteran Sheriff's Captain Passes Away Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: "I am heartbroken today to inform the people of Calhoun and Gordon County that we have lost a great man and a wonderful public servant. Captain...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Jail Inmate Death, Foul Play Not Suspected Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At approximately 6:30 a.m. this morning (January 13), jail staff discovered a female jail inmate in an unresponsive condition in her cell....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, December 18th, 2020 Sheriff Retires Veteran K9, "Swears In" New K9 Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Sheriff Ralston announced that today marked the last day of service for GCSO veteran K9 'EROS', a specially trained canine asset at the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Man Arrested For Assault / Family Violence After Stand-Off on Long Pointe Road  Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: About 4 p.m. yesterday (December 8) afternoon, deputy sheriffs responded to a private residence in Long...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Vehicular Pursuit Ends in Arrest of Calhoun Man Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Yesterday afternoon (December 7), a deputy sheriff attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle on Interstate 75 in southern Gordon County. The...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Tropical Storm ZETA Arrives Packing Heavy Rain and High Winds 5:45am Thursday, October 29, 2020 Sheriff Mitch Ralston Advises: The first rain bands of Tropical Storm ZETA arrived in Northern Georgia around 2:am this morning. As of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, October 9, 2020 Deputies Execute Search and Arrest Warrants at Local Convenience Stores Concerning Alcohol, Tobacco/Vaping Products Violations Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: After receiving a number of citizen complaints regarding the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, October 8, 2020 Deputies Investigate Death Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 7:50 a,m, this morning (October 8), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Dews Pond Road near Calhoun in response to a report of a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Fugitive Suspected of Shooting Whitfield Deputy, Gordon County Resident, CAPTURED Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Monday, September 7, a Whitfield County deputy sheriff was shot during the stop of a stolen...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... 3 Arrested, 1 Sought in Connection With Thefts of '4Wheeler' ATVs, "Chop Shop" Shut Down by Deputies Thursday, September 3, 2020 Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Over approximately the last 2 months, the Sheriff's Office (GCSO) has received...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, September 3, 2020 Deputies Arrest 2 For Drug Trafficking in Joint Investigation Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Wednesday, September 2, deputy sheriffs and Sheriff's detectives joined authorities from Whitfield County in the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, September 2, 2020 Search for Fugitive Results in Methamphetamine Trafficking/Counterfeiting Arrest Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, deputy sheriffs were searching for a fugitive at a convenience store...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, August 28, 2020 Automobile Pursuit Ends With Arrest of Drug Trafficking Fugitive Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 11pm last night (Thursday, August 27), deputy sheriffs on patrol in the vicinity of County Line Road and Folsom...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Sheriff's Auxiliary Buys Body Armor for K9 'Lolly' Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: The Sheriff's Auxiliary recently purchased body armor ('bulletproof vest') for GCSO K9 'Lolly'. 'Lolly' is trained to sniff out...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, August 24, 2020 Sheriff Warns of Recurring Telephone Scams Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Several Gordon County residents have reported telephone contacts from callers posing as deputies attempting to collect bogus fines and fees. The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday Morning, August 3, 2020 COVID 19 Cases Among Jail Staff and Inmate Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: A jail inmate has tested positive for COVID 19. This inmate had been sent for medical treatment for an unrelated condition. This inmate is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, July 27, 2020 Resaca Man Arrested in Connectio With Armed Robbery at Local Motel Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Around 8pm Friday night (July 24), deputy sheriffs received a report of an armed robbery at the Budget Inn near US 41/I-75...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, July 8, 2020 UPDATE: Missing/Runaway Juvenile Located Friday, July 10, 2020 Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Monday, July 7, 2020, Sierra Leann Brunner, age 16, was reported missing to the Gordon County Sheriff's Office. She was last...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Sunday, June 21, 2020 Sheriff's Office Seeks Public's Health Locating Missing Man UPDATE: 3pm Sunday, June 21, MISSING MAN LOCATED SAFE Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Friday night, June 19, Charles David Bagley,  age 62, of Resaca, Georgia,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Saturday, June 6, 2020 Sheriff Warns of Telephone Scammers Posing as Deputy Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: The Gordon County Sheriff's Office has received reports of local citizens receiving telephone calls from a person who claims to be a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, June 4, 2020 Local Business Provides Meals to Sheriff's Staff Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: John and Carol Grooms, of Country Financial Insurance donated meals for the entire Sheriff's Office staff today. Mr. and Mrs. Grooms said...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Barricaded Suspect Arrested After Stand-Off at Local Motel Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 2:15 p.m.today, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the Express Inn on State Route 225 near Interstate 75 in response to a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, May 11, 2020 Sheriff's Office Business Lobby Reopens to Public, Jail Visitation Continues to be Restricted Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: In that most of the public restrictions imposed by the Governor to limit the spread of COVID 19...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, May 8, 2020 Johns Creek Man Arrested Here For Child Molestation, Other Offenses Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 4 a.m. May 7th, a deputy sheriff on patrol observed a suspicious automobile at a county recreation facility in the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, April 27, 2020 Mannington Industries Donates Face Shields to Sheriff's Office Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston extended a sincere 'Thank You' to Mannington Industries here in Calhoun today for their...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 2020 Child Reported Missing FOUND SAFE. Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At approximately 6 p.m. this evening, deputy sheriffs and other public safety officials were dispatched to a private residence on Big Springs...

Thursday, April 9, 2020... Sheriff Mitch Ralston wishes to extend a sincere 'thank you' to Mohawk Industries here in Calhoun for their gracious donation of face shields to the Sheriff's Office. The shields will be used by deputies as a protection against possible...

"We'd like to sincerely thank the staff and owner of Jerusalem Grill here in Calhoun for their gracious donation of meals for our staff. This gesture is very considerate, and goes a long way in making the day easier for the people who risk their own health and safety...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...  PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Friday, April 3, 2020 Sheriff Addresses Governor's 'Shelter-In-Place' Order Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: "Yesterday, Governor Brian Kemp issued Executive Order 04.02.20.01 requiring certain measures to be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Jailor Fired, Arrested For Theft of Bond Money, Violation of Oath of Office Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On March 4, 2020, during the routine transfer of cash bonds from the Sheriff's Office to the court system, a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, March 20, 2020 Sheriff Seeks Public's Help in Locating MISSING MAN Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: The Sheriff's Office needs the public's assistance in locating a missing man. On Thursday morning, March 19, ROBERT SHANE REEVES, age 56,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Monday, March 16, 2020 Sheriff Continues to Take Measures Against the Spread of COVID-19/Coronavirus, Protect the Jail Population Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: "As our country, and much of the rest of the world...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... URGENT                                        URGENT                                       URGENT 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 13th, 2020...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Saturday, February 8, 2020 PSA: Weather Related Road Hazards Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: A winter storm front is moving across Northwest Georgia this morning and is impacting roads here in Gordon County. The National Weather Service (NWS)...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, February 6, 2020 Missing Person(s) Cases Update Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: The Sheriff's Office routinely investigates reports of missing persons. Fortunately, most such cases are resolved rapidly and successfully with the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Sunday, February 2, 2020 Body Discovered in Northwestern Gordon County, Identified As That Of Man Missing Since January 16 Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 4:30 p.m. today (February 2), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a marshy,...